Spend some time watching artists at Via Arte, the annual Italian street painting festival put on by the Bakersfield Museum of Art, and it soon becomes clear how much work goes into producing each piece.
Stockdale and Liberty battled it out on the field Friday night.
The Blades took on the Stars Friday night.
The Eagles went up against the Wolf Pack in Friday night football.
About 100 people stood waving flags and holding signs of support for President Donald Trump on the sidewalk on California Avenue in front of the Barnes and Noble parking lot on a breezy Thursday afternoon.
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The Chicago Teachers Union confirmed Wednesday night that its 25,000 members would not return to their classrooms Thursday after months of negotiation between the union and Chicago Public Schools failed to resolve disputes over pay and benefits, class size and teacher preparation time. The s…
There's a lot going on at Bakersfield High School these days, but most people outside of the school's walls might not be aware of it all.
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Rio Bravo Ranch capped its oil harvest Monday by pressing the locally grown fruit into extra-virgin oil at its property near the mouth of the Kern River Canyon. The event was attended by buyers and members of the family that owns the company. RBR's olive oil has won top awards in California.…
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Strides for CJD Bakersfield took place Sunday to help bring awareness to those affected by Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a disease that took the life of Bakersfield’s 25th mayor, Harvey L. Hall. The event was held at Lake Ming, with a 10-mile walk at 10 a.m. followed by a 5K run at 10:30. A bar…
St. Demiana Coptic Orthodox Church is holding its annual Coptic Festival this weekend in Bakersfield. The event continues today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and features a church tour, authentic Mediterranean food and more. St. Demiana is a local parish of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which dates b…
The Sikh Riders of America hosted their seventh annual Motorcycle Ride in Bakersfield on Saturday. The ride, which started at 11 a.m., began at Harley-Davidson on 7th Standard Road and ended at Hart Park at the section 7 picnic area. The event culminated with music, lunch, entertainment and …
Centennial went up against Stockdale Friday night. Final: Stockdale 12, Centennial 7.
The Rebels met the Blades for Friday night football. Final: East 28, South 7.
The Drillers met the Rams in Friday night football action. Final: BHS 32, Garces 14.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aggressive wildfire in Southern California seared its way through dry vegetation Friday and spread quickly, destroying dozens of homes as tens of thousands of residents scrambled to get out of its way, authorities said.
Records show pistachio acreage and revenues are on the rise in Kern, mounting a challenge to almonds, the county's second highest-grossing crop after table grapes.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically empty, but thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and face paint blew horns and cheered Thursday at the first FIFA soccer match they were allowed to freely attend in decades.
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Veterans gathered Thursday at the 21st annual Veterans' Stand Down One-Day Resource Fair in Stramler Park.
California's biggest utility shut off electricity to more than a million people Wednesday for what could be days on end, in the most sweeping effort in state history to prevent wildfires caused by windblown power lines. The move came after two years of catastrophic fires sent Pacific Gas &am…
Turkey launched airstrikes and fired artillery aimed at crushing Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.
Members of the Oildale Community Action Team fan out to clean garbage and search for syringes and other public health risks during a cleanup Tuesday morning at Sears Park and a nearby church off Norris Road.
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What better way to spend a nice autumn day than picking out pumpkins? Banducci’s Family Pumpkin Patch opened over the weekend and will be up and running through Halloween as families look to decorate their homes with the necessary garb. Banducci’s is open daily, located at 10747 Taft Highway.
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Thousands of defiant masked protesters streamed into Hong Kong streets Friday after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban masks at rallies in a hardening of the government's stance after four months of anti-government demonstrations. Challenging the ban set …
Tehachapi's Warriors went up against Independence's Falcons in Friday night football action. The Warriors fell to the Falcons, 23-22.
Highland went up against North in Friday night football action. Final: Highland 52, North 28.
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro was in Delano on Friday, touring The Forty Acres National Historic Landmark with Cesar Chavez’s son Anthony Chavez. It was at Forty Acres that Cesar Chavez held his first public fast that ultimately elevated the farmworkers' movement into the n…
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators defied an around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad and other cities Thursday as Iraqi security forces used live ammunition and tear gas during a third day of unrest that has left 33 people dead, most of them protesters.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles-area residents had a chance to see a mini air show Wednesday as the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team tours California.
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With the Kern County Fair wrapping up over the weekend, fair workers packed up and moved on Monday. The annual fair got underway Sept. 18, and final festivities were held Sunday.
Bishop Joseph V. Brennan, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, blessed the grounds of a memorial for the unborn at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday.
In this months installment of Where We Live, Robert Price takes a look at the easternmost edge of the city of Bakersfield that is Rio Bravo.
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The Distinguished Gentleman’s ride rolled through Bakersfield on Sunday, an international charity event looking to raise $7 million for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health initiatives. Local motorcyclists took part in the ride, dressed in distinguished attire and riding vintage-…
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Bakersfield's sixth annual Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash was held Saturday at The Park at River Walk. The event is aimed to raise awareness of the DUI problem in our local community, raise funds for MADD Kern County's educational programs, and provide support to local victims and survivors …
South met West in Friday night football action.
Garces hosted Santa Maria-Pioneer in Friday night football.
The Kern County Fair ends on Sunday. Mild temperatures make ideal conditions to visit the fair this weekend.
These seven dogs at Kern County Animal Services are looking for their forever homes. Can you help?
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